Previously, we discussed the OnePlus 15R’s launch in India, including its features, specifications, and pricing, and it was priced at ₹47,999 or approx. 600 USD. It was intended to be an upgrade over the 13R (Global) and Ace 6T (China), but it’s actually a downgrade, despite launching in the $600 segment.
Cameras
Let’s start with cameras. Last year’s OnePlus 13R had a 50MP main + 8MP ultrawide + 50MP 2x telephoto setup with real optical zoom. However, this year’s OnePlus 15R comes with only the 50MP main + 8MP ultrawide, removing the 2x telephoto. So now portraits and zoom shots are using a zoomed-in digital crop, even though it has almost the same price tag.
Display
Again, almost the same with the display, last year’s 13R had a BOE 1.5K LTPO AMOLED Display with true 1–120 Hz variable refresh rate for better smoothness and balancing out battery.
But, this year’s OnePlus 15R has a Tianma LTPS 165Hz AMOLED Panel, which only changes between fixed Hertz, which are 60/90/120/144/165Hz – these all are good for marketing the phone, but not so for efficiency or consistent battery.
Region
OnePlus 15R is just a rebrand of China’s OnePlus Ace 6T, and in China, it has a larger 8300 mAh Si-Ci battery with 100W SUPERVOOC wired fast charging, but in India, it goes down to a 7400mAh battery with support for only 80W SUPERVOOC wired fast charging. But the 8 Gen 5 chipset and 165Hz Display are the same on both variants.
OnePlus Ace 6T came with up to 16GB RAM and is priced at a mere 370 USD (12/256GB), but on the other hand, the OnePlus 15R, although it starts at the same 12/256GB, is priced at ₹47,999, which is a huge increase (almost ~300 USD).
Basically, in India, OnePlus is charging more for less RAM and a smaller battery, but this might be due to storage production shortage, tax, manufacturing limitations, etc…
Despite its higher price tag, the 15R phone still features a Type-C port that supports only USB 2.0 transfer speeds. This limitation may make it somewhat outdated compared to other phones in the same price range.
As a OnePlus Fan of some kind, OnePlus used to be a value-first brand, but this time, this cycle has been broken due to a lack of telephoto and battery size downgrades (for India).
Conclusion
I would really like to have a ₹48k phone to have real flagship features like a telephoto, but now older models seem more valuable than the Downgraded 15R.
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